Chapter I

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From this reading popped a little fluffy head 8 The Lion flung himself ... at his enemy 11 'Get off my head,' said the Lion 12 Looking very crushed and humble 13 With an amiable-looking lady Crocodile on his arm 14

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From this reading popped a little fluffy head 8 The Lion flung himself ... at his enemy 11 'Get off my head,' said the Lion 12 Looking very crushed and humble 13 With an amiable-looking lady Crocodile on his arm 14

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From this reading popped a little fluffy head 8 The Lion flung himself ... at his enemy 11 'Get off my head,' said the Lion 12 Looking very crushed and humble 13 With an amiable-looking lady Crocodile on his arm 14

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From this reading 'I have got my legs so mixed' 16 The Washington Post 18 Down he dropped plump on the Lion's head 24

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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading popped a little fluffy head 8 The Lion flung himself ... at his enemy 11 'Get off my head,' said the Lion 12 Looking very crushed and humble 13 With an amiable-looking lady Crocodile on his arm 14

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From this reading popped a little fluffy head 8 The Lion flung himself ... at his enemy 11 'Get off my head,' said the Lion 12 Looking very crushed and humble 13 With an amiable-looking lady Crocodile on his arm 14

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

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a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb

From this reading popped a little fluffy head 8 The Lion flung himself ... at his enemy 11 'Get off my head,' said the Lion 12 Looking very crushed and humble 13 With an amiable-looking lady Crocodile on his arm 14

in or near a particular place or position

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a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk

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have

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inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

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Bound written or printed works.

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plural of “child” — a young person of either sex

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artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers

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large voracious aquatic reptile having a long snout with massive jaws and sharp teeth and a body covered with bony plates; of sluggish tropical waters

From this reading popped a little fluffy head 8 The Lion flung himself ... at his enemy 11 'Get off my head,' said the Lion 12 Looking very crushed and humble 13 With an amiable-looking lady Crocodile on his arm 14

treated so as to have a permanently wrinkled appearance

From this reading popped a little fluffy head 8 The Lion flung himself ... at his enemy 11 'Get off my head,' said the Lion 12 Looking very crushed and humble 13 With an amiable-looking lady Crocodile on his arm 14

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

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inflected form of “drop” — let fall to the ground

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resembling a garbage dump

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every one of two or more people or things, taken separately

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an opposing military force

From this reading popped a little fluffy head 8 The Lion flung himself ... at his enemy 11 'Get off my head,' said the Lion 12 Looking very crushed and humble 13 With an amiable-looking lady Crocodile on his arm 14

like down or as soft as down

From this reading popped a little fluffy head 8 The Lion flung himself ... at his enemy 11 'Get off my head,' said the Lion 12 Looking very crushed and humble 13 With an amiable-looking lady Crocodile on his arm 14

inflected form of “fling” — throw with force or recklessness

From this reading popped a little fluffy head 8 The Lion flung himself ... at his enemy 11 'Get off my head,' said the Lion 12 Looking very crushed and humble 13 With an amiable-looking lady Crocodile on his arm 14

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

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an ornamental facade

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come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

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having the deep slightly brownish color of gold

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inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

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let have

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used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

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a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

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the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains

From this reading popped a little fluffy head 8 The Lion flung himself ... at his enemy 11 'Get off my head,' said the Lion 12 Looking very crushed and humble 13 With an amiable-looking lady Crocodile on his arm 14

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading popped a little fluffy head 8 The Lion flung himself ... at his enemy 11 'Get off my head,' said the Lion 12 Looking very crushed and humble 13 With an amiable-looking lady Crocodile on his arm 14

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading popped a little fluffy head 8 The Lion flung himself ... at his enemy 11 'Get off my head,' said the Lion 12 Looking very crushed and humble 13 With an amiable-looking lady Crocodile on his arm 14

used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning

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low or inferior in station or quality

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the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

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inside something, or within a place, period, or state

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a polite name for any woman

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above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent

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large or big relative to something else

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staying power

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large gregarious predatory feline of Africa and India having a tawny coat with a shaggy mane in the male

From this reading popped a little fluffy head 8 The Lion flung himself ... at his enemy 11 'Get off my head,' said the Lion 12 Looking very crushed and humble 13 With an amiable-looking lady Crocodile on his arm 14

possessive form of “lion” — large gregarious predatory feline of Africa and India having a tawny coat with a shaggy mane in the male

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limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading popped a little fluffy head 8 The Lion flung himself ... at his enemy 11 'Get off my head,' said the Lion 12 Looking very crushed and humble 13 With an amiable-looking lady Crocodile on his arm 14

the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center

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past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

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the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually

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an organization of missionaries in a foreign land sent to carry on religious work

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consisting of a haphazard assortment of different kinds

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belonging to the person speaking

From this reading popped a little fluffy head 8 The Lion flung himself ... at his enemy 11 'Get off my head,' said the Lion 12 Looking very crushed and humble 13 With an amiable-looking lady Crocodile on his arm 14

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

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from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading popped a little fluffy head 8 The Lion flung himself ... at his enemy 11 'Get off my head,' said the Lion 12 Looking very crushed and humble 13 With an amiable-looking lady Crocodile on his arm 14

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading popped a little fluffy head 8 The Lion flung himself ... at his enemy 11 'Get off my head,' said the Lion 12 Looking very crushed and humble 13 With an amiable-looking lady Crocodile on his arm 14

sufficiently fat so as to have a pleasing fullness of figure

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inflected form of “pop” — bulge outward

From this reading popped a little fluffy head 8 The Lion flung himself ... at his enemy 11 'Get off my head,' said the Lion 12 Looking very crushed and humble 13 With an amiable-looking lady Crocodile on his arm 14

affix in a public place or for public notice

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the act of pursuing in an effort to overtake or capture

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English literary critic who collaborated with C. K. Ogden and contributed to the development of Basic English (1893-1979)

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being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

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a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

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the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth

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for that reason; with the result that

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used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

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being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

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a unit of potential equal to the potential difference between two points on a conductor carrying a current of 1 ampere when the power dissipated between the two points is 1 watt

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precisely as stated

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the capital of the United States in the District of Columbia and a tourist mecca; George Washington commissioned Charles L'Enfant to lay out the city in 1791

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inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

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the sound made by something moving rapidly or by steam coming out of a small aperture

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in the company of; together with

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